Where does “безпалий” come from?

безпалий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian палець, from Old East Slavic пальць, from Proto-Slavic palьcь — thumb, finger.

безпалий (Ukrainian): fingerless

Definitions

  1. fingerless

Ancestry of “безпалий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпалецьfinger; toe; part of a glove covering a finger
2Old East Slavicпальць—
3Proto-Slavicpalьcьthumb, finger
Every word from Proto-Slavic palьcь →Every word from Old East Slavic пальць →Every word from Ukrainian палець →